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Mark Trencher is the founder and director of Nishma Research, the most prominent independent non-profit market research and polling practice in the Orthodox Jewish world, and host of the Orthonomics podcast. He can be reached at mark@nishmaresearch.com.
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I was surprised that the most often cited reason to interact with non-Jews was civic, political, and legal issues affecting the community.
Rising antisemitism from both the left and right (we can argue which is worse, but there is widespread understanding that it emanates from both), fear of danger, and uncertainty about long‑term safety in the U.S.
A friend of mine recently posted a comment on a WhatsApp group about the cost of Orthodox life. Well, eight hours later the responses were still flooding in. Obviously, cost is something that people have very strong opinions about. And a lot of anxiety. The statistics bear this out. Every time we have asked […]
In recent years, antisemitism and anti-Zionism have increased dramatically, as has the debate about which side is more antisemitic: the Left (Liberal Progressive Democrats) or the right (Ultra-Nationalist Republicans).
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